A Challenge Event is a walk mostly on footpaths and other Public Rights of Way (PROWs), across open fields and moors, avoiding tarmac as much as possible. The challenge is to the individual, e.g. 30 miles in 10 hours, it is NOT a race. The distances include at least one option over 20 miles - commonly 25, 26.2 ( Marathon) - with walks over 50 miles, e.g. 62 miles (100 kilometres) in 26 hours giving qualification for the LDWA's 'flagship' Event, held over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend in a different part of the country each year, namely, a Hundred Miles in 48 hours, with a limit of 500 participants.
By default this page shows a summary of all LDWA events occurring in the next 365 days. Please use the following options to choose the types of events you wish to see, then click on either the Show as Map or Show as List buttons. To see all events just click on one of the buttons without setting any options. To remove all options use the Clear button.
Date | Name | Type | Mileage | Organiser |
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Sat 23rd Mar 2024 | South Wales Three Peaks Trial | Challenge | 20, 17, 15 or 10ml. | (Non LDWA) |
Sun 24th Mar 2024 | Blubberhouses Moor | Challenge | 24ml. | Nidderdale |
Sun 24th Mar 2024 | Cerne Giant 2024 | Challenge | 30 or 20ml. | Dorset |
Sat 6th Apr 2024 | The 8th Capital Challenge | Challenge | 28ml. | London |
Sat 6th Apr 2024 | The Three Shires | Challenge | 30, 28, 23 or 21ml. | Staffordshire |
Sat 6th - Sun 7th Apr 2024 | The Woldsman 2024 | Challenge | 50ml. | East Yorkshire |
Sun 7th Apr 2024 | The Cyril Bean 25th Annual 'A Coventry Way Challenge' | Challenge | 40ml. | (Non LDWA) |
Sat 13th - Sun 14th Apr 2024 | Cymoedd Sir Fynwy 50 | Challenge | 51 or 30ml. | South Wales |
Sat 13th Apr 2024 | The Calderdale Hike | Challenge | 35.2, 26.8 or 17.9ml. | (Non LDWA) |
Sat 13th Apr 2024 | Wensleydale Wander | Challenge | 23 or 12.6ml. | (Non LDWA) |
Sun 14th Apr 2024 | Essex Walker | Challenge | 27 or 17ml. | Essex & Herts |
Sun 14th Apr 2024 | Spring in Lakeland | Challenge | 24ml. | Lakeland |
Sat 20th Apr 2024 | Black Dragon Challenge Walk | Challenge | 30, 26 or 19ml. | (Non LDWA) |
Sat 20th Apr 2024 | The Peak District Birthday Bash | Challenge | 43.8 or 21.9ml. | (Non LDWA) |
Sat 27th Apr 2024 | Corvedale Cake Walk | Challenge | 22 or 10ml. | Marches |
Sun 28th Apr 2024 | Devonshire Dumpling | Challenge | 30, 18 or 9ml. | Cornwall & Devon |
Sun 28th Apr 2024 | Pewsey Downsaround | Challenge | 35, 26, 15 or 10ml. | Wiltshire |
Sun 28th Apr 2024 | The South Downs Marathon | Challenge | 28ml. | Sussex |
Sat 4th - Mon 6th May 2024 | Speyside 100 Marshal's Walk | Challenge | 100ml. | North of Scotland |
Sat 4th May 2024 | Steel City 60 | Challenge | 60ml. | (Non LDWA) |
Sat 4th May 2024 | Wolds 20 | Challenge | 20 or 13ml. | (Non LDWA) |
Sat 11th May 2024 | Bala Challenge | Challenge | 20, 14 or 8ml. | (Non LDWA) |
Sat 11th May 2024 | Clun Valley Challenge Walk 2024 | Challenge | 26 or 16ml. | (Non LDWA) |
Sat 11th May 2024 | Ridgeway 40 Walk | Challenge | 40ml. | (Non LDWA) |
Sat 11th May 2024 | The 14th Marsden Moors Meander & Marathon | Challenge | 26, 23 or 18ml. | The Irregulars |
Sun 12th May 2024 | The Joe Beswick Sandstone Trail Challenge | Challenge | 34ml. | (Non LDWA) |
Sat 18th May 2024 | CRO Ingleborough Challenge 2024 | Challenge | 26 or 12ml. | (Non LDWA) |
Sat 18th May 2024 | Winchcombe walking Festival 21mile Challenge | Challenge | 21ml. | (Non LDWA) |
Sun 19th May 2024 | Leaden Boot Challenge | Challenge | 26.2ml. | (Non LDWA) |
Mon 20th May - Sun 2nd Jun 2024 | Round and About Walks | Challenge | 23, 13 or 10ml. | (Non LDWA) |
Sat 25th - Mon 27th May 2024 | Speyside 100 | Challenge | 100ml. | North of Scotland |
Sat 1st Jun 2024 | Farthingstone Foot Fest | Challenge | 26, 15, 13 or 11ml. | (Non LDWA) |
Sun 2nd Jun 2024 | Pick and Mix | Challenge | 4.5, 6, 8 or 10ml. | Beds, Bucks & N'hants |
Sat 8th Jun 2024 | 53rd Six Shropshire Summits Challenge Walk | Challenge | 36ml. | (Non LDWA) |
Sat 8th - Sun 9th Jun 2024 | Stanza Stones Ultra | Challenge | 50ml. | (Non LDWA) |
Sun 9th Jun 2024 | Settle Saunter | Challenge | 23, 13 or 6.5ml. | (Non LDWA) |
Fri 14th - Sat 22nd Jun 2024 | Annual South Downs Way Walk | Challenge | 105ml. | (Non LDWA) |
Sat 15th Jun 2024 | Baslow Boot Bash | Challenge | 26 or 14ml. | (Non LDWA) |
Sat 22nd Jun 2024 | Malvern Midsummer Marathon | Challenge | 26 or 14ml. | Heart of England |
Sun 23rd Jun 2024 | Purbeck Plod | Challenge | 25, 16 or 12ml. | (Non LDWA) |
Sat 29th Jun 2024 | Durham Dales Challenge | Challenge | 30 or 14ml. | Northumbria |
Sat 6th Jul 2024 | Hallow 12 Parish Challenge | Challenge | 40, 26, 18, 14 or 10ml. | (Non LDWA) |
Sat 13th Jul 2024 | High Weald Challenge | Challenge | 26, 20 or 15ml. | Kent |
Sat 20th - Sun 21st Jul 2024 | Afoot in Two Dales Challenge Walk - Event Details Updated | Challenge | 50ml. | The Irregulars |
Sat 27th Jul 2024 | Rodent Wriggle | Challenge | 13.5, 23 or 31.5ml. | Norfolk & Suffolk |
Sat 3rd Aug 2024 | Calderdale Crawl | Challenge | 24ml. | Calderdale |
Sun 4th Aug 2024 | The Sussex Loops | Challenge | c31ml. | Sussex |
Sat 10th Aug 2024 | Open to Offas | Challenge | 31, 23 or 15.5ml. | Merseystride |
Sun 11th Aug 2024 | Birmingham Canal Canter | Challenge | 26 or 18ml. | Heart of England |
Sun 18th Aug 2024 | Dorset Doddle 2024 | Challenge | 32ml. | Dorset |
Sat 24th Aug 2024 | 35th FINAL SMUGGLERS TROD - Event Details Updated | Challenge | 26 or 17ml. | Yorkshire Coast |
Sat 7th Sep 2024 | 61st Across Wales Walk | Challenge | 45ml. | (Non LDWA) |
Sat 7th Sep 2024 | One Foot in the Gargrave | Challenge | 23ml. | West Yorkshire |
Fri 13th - Sat 14th Sep 2024 | Peak District Challenge 2024 by Wilderness Development | Challenge | 62.5, 15.6, 31.3 or 46.9ml. | (Non LDWA) |
Sat 14th Sep 2024 | 17th Tour des Marches (Formally Wistanstow Challenge) | Challenge | 26, 18 or 12ml. | Marches |
Sat 14th - Mon 23rd Sep 2024 | Barmouth Walking Festival 2024 | Challenge | TBCml. | (Non LDWA) |
Sat 21st - Sun 22nd Sep 2024 | Surrey Tops | Challenge | 50ml. | Surrey |
Fri 27th - Sun 29th Sep 2024 | Trailwalker 2024 | Challenge | 62.5ml. | (Non LDWA) |
Sun 29th Sep 2024 | The Marlow Donkey | Challenge | c25 or c16ml. | Thames Valley |
Sat 5th Oct 2024 | Goyt Valley Challenge | Challenge | 26.2 or 14.3ml. | High Peak |
Sat 5th Oct 2024 | The 41st Round Rotherham | Challenge | 50ml. | (Non LDWA) |
Sat 12th - Sun 13th Oct 2024 | Potter Around The Otter 50 | Challenge | 50ml. | Cornwall & Devon |
Sat 12th Oct 2024 | Wye Not Wander | Challenge | 27, 20 or 14ml. | Kent |
Sat 19th Oct 2024 | 40th Gatliff Marathon | Challenge | 31.5 or 15ml. | (Non LDWA) |
Sun 20th Oct 2024 | Signpost Challenge | Challenge | 24 or 19ml. | South Manchester |
Sat 26th Oct 2024 | Cracoe Cracker Challenge | Challenge | 25 or 12ml. | West Yorkshire |
Sun 17th Nov 2024 | Shillington Shuffle | Challenge | 26, 18 or 12ml. | Beds, Bucks & N'hants |
Sat 14th Dec 2024 | The 19th Regular Irregular | Challenge | 11.6, 7.2 or 4.2ml. | The Irregulars |
Wed 1st Jan 2025 | The 18th Hangover Hike | Challenge | 21, 13 or 10ml. | The Irregulars |